Steelers watching this know what they're seeing and what they have to do, what they'll have to overcome. Tony made a point of saying Mularkey was upset over some calls and he told his team at half time they'll have to beat everyone. Titans aren't ready, in two years they'll be legit. Steelers will have a physical game tomorrow, refs helped fold TNs tent, NE had a cake walk.

If league's intention is NEs 6th it's going to take a near perfect game from us and something outside the norm like an injury. If we don't win next week the nfc team is last hope to stop them,.dont see anyone there that can beat them. Shame Wentz went down.

in all seriousness..why cant the other teams in nfl band together and have investigation off this bullshit officiating crap we watch go pats way? its criminal..fbi should get involved .interviews and fuckers under oath..its a bad joke.

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Look at the math. The only stat ne perpetually dominates in an age of "parity" is wins.

Refs or no, did anyone really expect that the Titans would make a game of it today? I still don't understand how they made the playoffs. They're a mediocre team, and Belichick absolutely owns LeBeau. While it's nauseating to watch the Pats dominate like this, it doesn't have much of a bearing on how a Patriots-Steelers rematch will play out.

If BAL simply stops a 4th and 13 against idiot Andy Dalton late late in the last game of the season, TEN would not even have been in the post season. They backed in with the most unlikeliest of wins.

No it doesnt effect a possible PATS-Steeler rematch, but it does basically give NE a tough scrimmage as its warmup for the PIT/JAX winner. They should have had a better opponent to give them a better game. But then again, things just work out for NE.

Back on topic; there were some bad, bad calls that went in the Pats favor tonight. I’m appalled but not really that they continue to be the beneficiaries of this shit.

Maybe. Just Maybe. Just Fucking Maybe this game will be torn apart in the media then Hogan gets suspended and maybe just maybe the AFC championship game vying for the trophy that used to be called the Lamar Hunt Trophy is called evenly. Nobody is even going to bring up the Hines Ward Rule in the highlights of this game. When you get a chance please find a time when a false start becomes a first down and the original flag does not exist. Even crazier was the Illegal motion when the guy was in the backfield and actually reset before going in motion. The ref was just too fucking proud to say he fucked up and there was no penalty on the play. That was the worst look all game.